Holders



Feb. 28, 1956 M. ROSEN HOLDERS Filed March 29, 1954 INVENTOR. rtin Haas M OD,

United States Patent HOLDERS Martin Rosen, Flushing, N. Y. Application March 29, 1954, Serial No. 419,431

Claims. (Cl. 22023) The present invention relates to holders for materials and implements for handling the materials.

Very often implements for handling certain materials are not at hand when needed. For example, diificulties arise when ice tongs are not at hand to handle ice cubes in an ice bucket.

One of the objects of the present invention is to overcome this ditficulty by providing a holder for the implements as well as the material to be handled thereby.

Another object of the present invention is to provide such a holder with separate compartments for the material and implements respectively.

A further object of the present invention is to provide means operable by the handle for carrying the holder to selectively open either the compartment where the material is located or the compartment where the implements are located.

An additional object of the present invention is to provide a holder capable of accomplishing the above objects and at the same time being of a simple, rugged construction which is inexpensive to manufacture and reliable in operation. 1

With the above objects in view, the present invention mainly consists of a holder for a material and implements for handling the same, this holder including an open-top container for holding the material therein and a first cover connected to an upper portion of the container for movement to and from a position closing the open top of the container. A second cover is connected to the first cover for movement to and from a position covering the first cover and defining therewith a compartment for implements, and a means is connected to the second cover to selectively move the latter with or independently of the first cover to give access to the container or compartment, respectively.

An arrangement of this sort is particularly applicable to ice-buckets so that in the compartment there may be located tongs for handling the ice in the container portion of the ice-bucket, as well as other implements which are desired to be handy such as a jigger measure, an ice cracker, a strainer, etc.

The novel features which are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevation view of a holder constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of an upper portion of the holder of Fig. 1 opened to give access to the compartment for the implements; and

Fig. 4 is a view corresponding to Fig. 3 and showing 2,736,455 Patented Feb. 28, 1956 the holder opened to give access to the container which holds the material.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the structure of the invention includes a container 10 for a material which for example may be ice cubes. The container 10 has an open top 11 covered by a first cover 12 in the form of a flat plate. The cover 12 is turnably connected by a hinge 13 to an upper portion of container 10. A second dished cover 14 is connected by a hinge 15 to a peripheral portion of cover 12 opposite from that to which hinge 13 is connected. The cover 14 has a rim 16 located about and engaging cover 12, in the closed position of cover 14, to define with cover 12 a container for implements such as ice tongs to handle ice cubes in the container 10. Spring clips 17 and a dish 18 are connected to the top face of cover 12 to hold the implements.

A substantially U-shaped handle 19 is pivotally connected at its opposite free ends to upper portions of container 10 each of which is located substantially midway between hinges 13 and 15. The entire holder may be carried by the handle 19.

The central portion of handle 19 has a bracket 20 fixed thereto and carrying a pivot pin 21 which passes through an end of bar 22 to pivotally connect the latter to handle 19. A second bracket 23 is fixed to the top central portion of cover 14 and carries a pivot pin 24 which also passes through bar 22, so that the latter is also pivotally connected to the cover 14.

By comparing Figs. 3 and 4 it will be seen that when handle 19 is turned in the direction of arrow 25 cover 14 is turned about hinge 15 with respect to cover 12 to open the compartment which is adapted to contain one or more implements, while when handle 19 is turned in the direction of arrow 26 cover 12 and 14 turn together about hinge 13 to open container 10. Thus, with the structure of the invention implements housed in the space defined by cover 12 and 14 are always at hand to aid in the handling of the material in the container 10. Moreover, by virtue of the spring clips 17, the implements held by the clips do not slide in the compartment when the cover is opened to the container 10.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of holders differing from the types described above.

While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in holders and containers such as ice-buckets and the like, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can by applying current knowledge readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention and, therefore, such adaptations should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalence of the following claims.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A holder for a material and implements for handling the same, comprising, in combination, an open-top container for holding the material therein; a first cover hingedly connected to an upper portion of said container for movement to and from a position closing the open top of said container; a second cover hingedly connected to said first cover opposite to the first cover hinge for movement to and from a position covering said first cover and defining therewith a compartment for implements; and

a means connected to said second cover to selectively move the latter with or independently of said first cover to give access to said container or compartment, respectively, said means comprising a bail handle pivoted on the out side of said container and connecting means attached to said bail handle and said second cover so that when said bail handle is vertical said connecting means will lie in the same vertical plane as said bail handle.

2. A holder for a material and implements for handling the same, comprising, in combination, an open-top container for holding the material therein; a first cover located over said open-top container for closing the latter; a first hinge interconnecting a first peripheral portion of said first cover with an upper portion of said container; a second cover located over said first cover and defining therewith a compartment for implements; a second hinge interconnecting said second cover with a second peripheral portion of said cover spaced from and located opposite said first peripheral portion, so that when said second cover is turned about said first hinge said first cover turns with said second cover to give access to said container and when said second cover is turned about said second hinge said second cover turns with respect to said first cover to give access to said compartment; a handle hingedly connected to said container for carrying the same; and connecting means connecting said handle to said second cover for selectively turning the latter about said first or second hinge when said handle is moved in opposite directions, respectively, said connecting means being disposed in the same plane as said handle when the latter is disposed vertically.

3. A holder for a material and implements for handling the same, comprising, in combination, an open-top container for holding the material therein; a first cover located over said open-top container for closing the latter; a first hinge interconnecting a first peripheral portion of said first cover with an upper portion of said container; a second cover located over said first cover and defining therewith a compartment for implements; and a second hinge interconnecting said second cover with a second peripheral portion of said first cover spaced from and combination, a container formed with an opening at a part thereof so that articles may be placed into and removed from said container through said opening thereof; a first cover hinged to said container at an edge portion of said opening for movement to and from a position closing said opening; a second cover oppositely hinged to said first cover for movement to and from a position covering said first cover and defining therewith a compartment separated from the interior of said container by said first cover; and means connected to said second cover to selectively move the latter with or independently of said first cover to give access to said container or compartment, respectively, said means comprising a bail handle pivoted on the outside of said container and connecting means attached to said bail handle and said second cover so that when said bail handle is vertical said connecting means will lie in the same vertical plane as said bail handle.

5. A multiple compartment receptacle comprising, in combination, a container formed with an opening at a part thereof so that articles may be placed into and removed from said container through said opening thereof; a first cover hinged to said container at an edge portion of said opening for movement to and from a position closing said opening; a second cover hinged to said first cover at the opposite side of said edge portion for movement to and from a position covering said first cover and defining therewith a compartment separated from the interior of said container by said first cover; and means connected to said second cover to selectively move the latter with or independently of said first cover to give access to said container or compartment, respectively, said means comprising a bail handle pivoted on the outside of said container and connecting means attached to said bail handle and said second cover so that when said bail handle is vertical said connecting means will lie in the same vertical plane as said bail handle.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 229,512 Withers June 29, 1880 256,716 Matthews Apr. 18, 1882 1,011,874 Stephenson Dec. 12, 1911 

